Question

1. scullion kitchen helper
2. the second brother in their fool’s parable lynette refers to the second brother whom gareth will face. a parable is a story that expresses a message symbolically. the four brothers have taken the names morning - star, noonday sun, star of evening, and night or death, as if they are characters in such a story.

from “gareth and lynette” by alfred, lord tennyson
in lines 39–45 of selection 1, the author begins each line with “the bread of your first, second, etc. day.” what meaning does this repeated structure convey?
f. it emphasizes how exhausted gilgamesh is by his long quest to find utnapishtim and defeat death.
g. it adds a musical quality to the poem and expresses utnapishtim’s dark sense of humor.
h. it shows that utnapishtim wants to scare gilgamesh with the rotted loaves of bread.
j. it drums home gilgamesh’s repeated failure in his fight to overcome death.

Explanation:

Repeated phrases in literature often serve to emphasize a point. In this context, Gilgamesh's quest for immortality is long - drawn and arduous. The repetition of "the bread of your [first, second, etc.] day" emphasizes his exhaustion from this long - term struggle.

Answer:

F. It emphasizes how exhausted Gilgamesh is by his long quest to find Utnapishtim and defeat death.